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CORTLAND, Ohio — The Kansas City Commodity Office has increased the capacity for Deerfield Farms Service, Inc. This change in capacity includes locations at Deerfield in Portage County, Louisville in Stark County and Kinsman in Trumbull County. Charges New in-and-out charges were also announced. Trumbull County producers interested in storing grain at the Deerfield Farms […]

COSHOCTON, Ohio — Coshocton is offering free, family-fun events in June, from balloons to corvettes to traditional Appalachian music Hot air balloons Visitors can enjoy the oldest hot air balloon event in Ohio — The Frontier Power 28th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival June 5-7 at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds, 707 Kenilworth Ave. Admission and […]

SALEM, Ohio — Morrow County voters have approved a five-year tax levy that will allow the county’s Ohio State University Extension office to remain open. The 0.5 mill levy passed 3,245-2,609, or about 55 percent to 44 percent, according to unofficial board of elections results, during last week’s primary. The levy is expected to bring […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Alfalfa growers need to start thinking about whether they should apply potassium and phosphorus on their fields this spring and at what rate, said two Purdue University experts. Both phosphorus and potassium can increase yield and stand longevity, but to maximize production and profitability it’s important to adjust fertilizer rates to […]

WASHINGTON — Although its peak is still four years away, a new active period of Earth-threatening solar storms will be the weakest since 1928, predicts an international panel of experts led by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center and funded by NASA. Despite the prediction, Earth is still vulnerable to a severe […]

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Equine Industry Coalition is asking its more than 15,000 members and all involved the horse industry in the state to fill out a 12-question survey. Online The survey, found at http://tinyurl.com/oeic2009, is designed to ensure the coalition and the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Equine Task Force are appropriately representing the general […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Weed specialists at Purdue University and Ohio State University are worried farmers will put weed control on the back burner in order to get their crops planted, and it could come back to bite them later in the growing season. If producers don’t control giant ragweed, a very competitive weed, it […]

It is estimated that at least 250,000 animals fall victim to animal hoarders each year, according to Tufts University’s Animal Hoarding Research Consortium, a group that acts to increase awareness about the disorder. Because our legal system is not very effective in prosecuting hoarders, and many refuse mental health counseling, the best way to prevent […]